Democracy

Week: 7

Topic: Democracy

Objectives:

a) Meaning of Democracy

b) Meaning of parliamentary e.g. where the executive is not fully separated from the legislative

c) Meaning of president headed by an elected president

Content:

Constitutional/democratic government

A constitutional government can be regarded as a government based on the constitution of the country. It can also be called a democratic government. It is a government that is formed through elections. It has a fixed tenure of office which means that the government spends a specific period when elected.

In Nigeria, elections are held every four years. The 1999 Federal Republic of Nigeria Constitution states clearly that elections are to be held every four years to change government. Nigeria thus practises constitutional…